Boteze to Start for Sox in Elmira Game Tonight
Hometowner Carl Boteze, newly with Pittsfield Berkshire Red Sox, will start against Waterbury Indians tonight at Wahconah Park seeking his second straight win after a six inning relief win at Manchester. Pittsfield leads Elmira 5-0 in opener. second game washed by rain.
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Carl Boteze
Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox
Waterbury Indians
Wahconah Park
Pittsfield High
University of Massachusetts
Manchester
Carl
Yankees
Jack Gaines
Billy Gardner
Pittsfield
Elmira
Red Sox
Pioneers
Ken Wright
Chuck Cone
Jerry Morales
Bud Hunter
Rod Austin
Pail Knuckles
South LE Leominster Meet Tonight
The Pittsfield South Little League All Stars face Leominster tonight at Clapp Park at 5 30 with a state tournament berth on the line. Pittsfield pitchers have allowed five runs across five wins and 16 hits. Ron Bonaquisti and Mark Jamross lead strong mound action as coach Ken Turner weighs Jeff Turner or DiNicola for tonight’s starter.
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Pittsfield South
Leominster
Clapp Park
Brighton
Ron Bonaquisti
Pittsfield West
Amherst
Mark Jamross
Williamstown
Dave di Nicola
Pittsfield North
Jeff Turner
Adams
Ken Turner
Jeff
DiNicola
Turner
Mike Cimini
Billy Melle
Mark Walsh
Jamross
Gary Davis
Peter Brown
Dick Fields
Paul Daley
Paul Barbas
Tom Stumpek
Ron Thompson
Lou Gehrig All-Stars
Worcester
Massachusetts
Standings and results from last night in the league
Reading defeated York 42 to 48 while Elmira edged Pittsfield 9 to 5 in the second game called due to rain. Reading at York and Waterbury at Pittsfield were rained out or postponed. Tonight features Waterbury at Pittsfield Wahconah Park at 4 and York at Elmira with Manchester at Reading. Pirates add Fisk and Parsons to Eastern League all stars for Saturday night in Philadelphia. Wright may join roster.
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York
Reading
Pitsfield
Elmira
Pepaehaster
Waterbury
Pittsfield
Wahdenah Park
Manchester
Water
Jim Thornton
Tom Parsons
Paul Click
Carlton Fisk
Joe Morgan
York Pirates
Reading Phillies
Philadelphia
Ken Wright
Pat McKernan
McKernan Denies Baseball Plan To Leave Pittsfield
Pat McKernan denied reports that his team threatened to withdraw from Pittsfield. He said no such threat was made and the meeting of the baseball advisory committee discussed professional baseball’s future and needed park improvements. Fred Hogan noted the ABC group has no authority and another meeting was planned for Aug. 11.
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Pittsfield
Pat McKernan
Baseball Advisory Committee
Association of Business and Commerce of
Central Berkshire
Fred
Hogan
ABC
Robbins and Foehl Win Williams Golf Championship
New York City’s John Foehl and Bedford’s Jim Robbins won the ninth annual Williams College member guest golf tournament at Taconic Golf Club over the weekend. They defeated defending champions Howard Halligan and Peter Hager one up in the finals, after Halligan and Hager beat two previous pairs to reach the final match. A field of 88 golfers participated in the three day event.
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Williamstown
John Foehl
New York City
Jim Robbins
Bedford, N.Y
Williams College
Taconic Golf Club
Howard Halligan
West Simsbury
Bill Mason
Worcester
Foeht
Robbins
Kevin Sheehan
Boston
Fred Reidy
Tom Leaus
Buffalo
Williams
Larry Catuzzi
ROUETTES release Northwestern star Roger Murphy
Montreal Rouettes announce the release of former Northwestern University standout Roger Murphy. The former pass catching star was among several players cut on Monday as the CFL team reshapes its roster.
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Montreal
Roger Murphy
Northwestern University
Montreal Rouettes
Canadian Football League
Pats Trim Linebackers in Camp Cuts
AMBERST Mass AP Only two men remain to compete for starting middle linebacker for the Boston Patriots after head coach Clive Rush cut two middle linebackers and three other players from the squad Monday. Ray Lig and Ed Koontz were released leaving Jim Cheyunski and Ron Caveness as the remaining middle linebackers in camp.
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Amberst
Mass
Boston Patriots
Clive Rush
Ray Lig
Ed Koontz
Jim Cheyunski
Ron Caveness
Cheyunski
Caveness
Houston Oilers
Patriots
Jim Boudreau
American Football League
Bryan Magnuson
Byron Morgan
Young left-hander breaks world junior horseshoe record
In Erie Mark Seibold of Huntington Indiana set a world junior horseshoe record with 46 ringers of 50 for 141 points in qualifying at the World Horseshoe Tournament. The previous mark was 44 of 50.
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Erie
Huntington
Ind
Mark Seibold
Falmouth
Maine
Tony Jackin
Harold Henning
Portland Country Club
Jacklin
Ray Floyd
Dave Marr
Floyd
Marr
Lady Luck
Cast of Characters at Wahconah Park Red Sox Game
At Wahconah Park Pittsfield fans create a running cast of characters around the Red Sox game. Curly Archambault and others supply rituals chat and color from the grandstand while Joe Cooney, Bill Hanford, Dorothy Palmer and Eleanor Brown add vocal and promotional flair. From Albany, Lou Russo hosts PA duties and personal quirks, as 16 year old Raymond Lamont Jr. repeatedly wins attendance guesses. Tonight Pittsfield hosts Waterbury while area leagues play elsewhere.
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Pittsfield-Berkshire
Curly Archambault
Curly
Eddie Popowski
Red Sox
George Scott
Owen Johnson
Pete Magrini
Billy MacLeod
Pop
Pittsfield
Boston Red Sox
Clowns Game Called Off By Weather In Pittsfield Exhibition
The scheduled Clowns versus St. Joseph’s AA game in Pittsfield was washed out by heavy rain. Promotions associate Pat McKernan said the contest is unlikely to be rescheduled, ending hopes for the Thorndike exhibition.
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Indianapolis Clowns-St. Joseph's AA
Thorndike
Wahconah Park
Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox
Pat McKernan
Card Set Back to Tonight with New Opponent
Promoter Sam Silverman moved the North Adams boxing show to tonight due to rain threats. Al Romano defends against Juan Ramos as Rondeau faces Carlos Garcia in a 10-round bout, with Spence versus Williams also on the card. If weather delays persist, the program shifts to tomorrow night at Noel Field.
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North Adam
al Romano
Jeff
Juan Ramos
New England
Terry Rondeau Hame
Noel Field
Rondeau
North Adams
Sam Silverman
Berkshire
Romano
Ramos
Madison Square Garden
Silverman
Terry Rondeau
Pittsfield
Carlos Garcia
Worcester
Johann Keulian
Philadelphia
Roger Sala
Sala
Garcia
Terry
Eddie Spence
Fighting College
Plese “Kayo” Williams
Spence
Williams
Jimmy Cherico
Hill Holds First Place in Earnings in Golf
New York AP report says Dave Hill maintained the top money position in the PGA after winning the Philadelphia Classic, earning $129,343. Gene Littler, who led for over three months, fell to second with $104,996 as Hill reclaimed the weekly money lead.
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New York
Dave Hill
Gene Littler
Littler
Hill
Kinne Golf Club Wins Stockbridge Member Guest
Kinne Dave and Mike defeated Kearons Whalen and J C Welch in a sudden death playoff to win the Stockbridge Golf Club member guest tournament over the weekend. Both teams tied 145. Bracknell and Kinne tied for low net 130 with Briskin and Swartz. Gilligan and Pignatelli were third with 131.
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Stockbridge
Dave
Mike Kinne
Kearons Whalen
J. C. Welch
Stockbridge Golf Club
Bob Bracknell
Tom Kinne
Robert M. Briskin
C. L. Swartz
Kevin Gilligan
Mike Pignatelli
Ed Gilligan
Dan Sullivan
Paul Klein
Ray Whalen
Tim Aher
W. A. Hinckley
Rick Temolini
Julius Temolini
Van Blarcom Wins On Pontoosuc Lake in Rainy Race
Van Blarcom and his daughter Pat aboard a Comet won Sunday's sailing race on Pontoosuc Lake. Pam Baker placed second in a 470 and Grier Horner finished third in another 470. A second race was abandoned as the leader failed to finish within one hour amid heavy rain and light winds.
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al van Blarcom
Pat
Pontoosuc Lake
Pam Baker
Grier Horner
Louisville Central Wins 1969 Kentucky Hoops Title
Louisville Central, the first all Negro school to win the Kentucky high school basketball championship, defeated Ohio County 101 to 72 to claim the title in Louisville.
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Louisville
Louisville Central
Ohio County
The Nightways Are Yours Are You Littering Your Own
The phrase prompts reflection on personal responsibility for waste and public spaces. It questions whether individuals contribute to littering or uphold cleanliness in their communities.
Golfers Tie In Tourney at Worthington
Worthington Golf Club hosts a two day best ball event with three teams tied for gross 68 led by Ray Leimatainen and Jay Arnold on matching cards. Fog and rain hindered scoring while a separate division saw Forest Park teammates win low gross and net honors with multiple Wahconah and Northampton clubs factoring in.
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Worthington
Worthington Golf Club
Ray Leimatainen
Jay Arnold
Northampton
Bam Packard
Tom Morrison
Amherst
Joe Mullarkey
Bob Taylor
Wahconah Country Club
Dalton
Mike Clarke
Carlos Moruzzi
Forest Park
Adams
Tom Toski Jr
Joe Mauro
Wahconah
Bud O'Keefe
Ralph Snyder
Max Liebich
Vic Girardi
Dave Wallace
Bob Colley
Westover Afb
Jerry Larouche
H. C. Krzeminski
Mac
Steve Margargle
Worthington Brothers
Max Smith
Williamsburg
Ron Schuster
Tom Tracy
E. L. Robarts
Greenock Country Club
Lee
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Union Square Theatre
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Peru House
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Dorothy Palmer
Dolly Bellows
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Lou
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Albany
Earl Stoddard
Albany Senators
Babe ‘Ruth Baseball League
Mike
Low
Robert Goulet
Lewiston
Raymond Lamont Jr
Maple Grove Drive
Young Lamont
St. Joseph's High
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Pittsfield Red Sox
Carl Boleze
South Berkshire
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